Table 2 Pattern of IFAT results in dogs with clinical leishmaniosis and healthy dogs for one or more antigens (R. conorii, E. canis, A. phagocytophilum and B. henselae)
From: Does co-infection with vector-borne pathogens play a role in clinical canine leishmaniosis?
Antigens | Number (%, 95% CI) of seroreactive dogs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dogs with clinical leishmaniosis (n = 57) | Healthy dogs (n = 10) | Total dogs (n = 67) | P-valuea | |
R. conorii alone | 6 (11, 3–19) | 0 (0) | 6 (9, 2–16) | 0.58 |
E. canis alone | 5 (9, 1–16) | 2 (20, 0–45) | 7 (10, 3–18) | 0.279 |
A. phagocytophilum alone | 2 (4, 0–8) | 0 (0) | 2 (3, 0–7) | 0.548 |
B. henselae alone | 1 (2, 0–5) | 0 (0) | 1 (1, 0–4) | 0.673 |
R. conorii and E. canis | 6 (11, 3–19) | 4 (40, 10–70) | 10 (15, 6–24) | 0.035* |
R. conorii and A. phagocytophilum | 3 (5, 0–11) | 0 (0) | 3 (4, 0–9) | 0.458 |
R. conorii and B. henselae | 5 (9, 1–16) | 1 (10, 0–29) | 6 (9, 2–16) | 0.9 |
E. canis and A. phagocytophilum | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |
E. canis and B. henselae | 0 | 2 (20, 0–45) | 2 (3, 0–7) | 0.02* |
A. phagocytophilum and B. henselae | 3 (5, 0–11) | 0 (0) | 3 (4, 0–9) | 0.458 |
R. conorii, E. canis and A. phagocytophilum | 10 (18, 8–27) | 1 (10, 0–29) | 11 (16, 8–25) | 0.553 |
R. conorii, E. canis and B. henselae | 2 (4, 0–8) | 0 (0) | 2 (3, 0–7) | 0.548 |
R. conorii, A. phagocytophilum and B. henselae | 3 (5, 0–11) | 0 (0) | 3 (4, 0–9) | 0.458 |
E. canis, A. phagocytophilum and B. henselae | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |
R. conorii, E. canis, A. phagocytophilum and B. henselae | 11 (19, 9–30) | 0 (0) | 11 (16, 8–25) | 0.195 |